Journal article
The impacts of problem gambling on concerned significant others accessing web-based counselling
NA Dowling, SN Rodda, DI Lubman, AC Jackson
Addictive Behaviors | Published : 2014
Abstract
The 'concerned significant others' (CSOs) of people with problem gambling frequently seek professional support. However, there is surprisingly little research investigating the characteristics or help-seeking behaviour of these CSOs, particularly for web-based counselling. The aims of this study were to describe the characteristics of CSOs accessing the web-based counselling service (real time chat) offered by the Australian national gambling web-based counselling site, explore the most commonly reported CSO impacts using a new brief scale (the Problem Gambling Significant Other Impact Scale: PG-SOIS), and identify the factors associated with different types of CSO impact. The sample compris..
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Funding Acknowledgements
No authors have any interests that might be interpreted as influencing the research. At the time of conducting the research, ND and AJ were employed by the Problem Gambling Research and Treatment Centre, which was supported by the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. Gambling Help Online is collaboratively funded by Australian states and territories and is contract managed by the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation and the state and territories had no involvement in the current publication.